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SUNY at Stony Brook
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Mitchell Irwin
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Education:
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BSc (Honours), 1998, University
of Toronto
(Major: Physical Anthopology / Zoology),
Ph.D., 2005, Stony Brook University,
Anthropology
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Current
Position:
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Post Doctoral Scientist at McGill
University, Department of Biology |
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Research Sites:
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Tsinjoarivo, Madagascar
Forest |
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Research Project:
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Tsinjoarivo Forest Fragments Project. |
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Research Focus:
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My PhD project had four major objectives:
(1) to investigate the botanical and microclimatic effects
of fragmentation on the rainforest at Tsinjoarivo, (2) to
investigate the effects of forest fragmentation on nine sympatric
primate species by examining their patterns of incidence in
37 forest fragments of varying size, shape and isolation,
(3) to investigate the ecological effects of forest fragmentation
on one lemur species (the diademed sifaka, Propithecus
diadema) by comparing its diet and behavior at fragmented
and non-fragmented sites, and (4) to identify the patterns
of forest exploitation practiced by local people at Tsinjoarivo,
and investigate their effects on the primate community. |
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Collaborators and
Field Assistants:
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Malagasy student and collaborator: Jean-Luc Raharison
Research Assistants: Amanda Clapp
Kristen Parks
Tammy Anderson
Helena Banyard Smith |
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Publications:
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Glander KE, Welch C, Irwin MT, Samonds KE, Davis E, Mayor M, Louis E, and Houck ML (in prep.)
A new subspecies of Propithecus diadema (Primates) from southeast Madagascar.
Irwin MT, Samonds KE (2002) Range extension of the Madagascar Red Owl (Tyto soumagnei)
in Madagascar: The case of a rare, widespread species? Ibis.
Irwin MT, Johnson SE, and Wright PC (2001) Lemur conservation in southeastern Madagascar:
Population assessments using surveys, satellite imagery and G.I.S. Abstract, Annual Meeting of
the Society for Conservation Biology.
Godfrey LR, Jungers WL, Irwin MT (2001) A paleobiological perspective on extinct and endangered
primates in Madagascar. Abstract, Annual Meeting of the Society for Conservation Biology.
Irwin MT, Samonds KE, and Raharison J-L (2001) A biological inventory of the lemur community of
Réserve Spéciale de Kalambatritra, south-central Madagascar. Lemur News 6:24-28.
Irwin MT, Smith TM, and Wright PC (2000) Census of three eastern rainforest sites north of
Ranomafana National Park: Preliminary results and implications for lemur conservation. Lemur News 5:20-22.
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Project Sponsors:
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Margot Marsh Biodiversity Foundation
(Conservation International)
Primate Conservation, Inc. (http://www.primate.org)
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